Background

Dr. Wu-Fu Chen, Ph.D., is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Acorn Campus Ventures. Dr. Chen serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of iD Innovation Inc. He is a Partner Emeritus at Genesis Campus Fund I, L.P. Dr. Chen is a Partner Emeritus at Mobility Ventures LLC. He is a Managing Partner at Acorn Campus Shanghai Management Co., Ltd. Dr. Chen is also a Founding Partner and Director of Dragon Investment along with being the Managing Partner at Crimson Investment, ... and a Co-Chief Executive Officer at Navini. He is a Founding Partner of IdSoft Capital. He is actively involved in the development of portfolio companies and is an important factor in attracting deals as well as top talent to IdSoft Capital and its portfolio companies. He has been President of Xinwei Telecom Technology Group Co., Ltd. since October 2006. He co-founded Navini Networks Inc., in 2000. Dr. Chen was a Co-Founder and Vice President of Engineering at Cascade Communications Corp. He was a founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of OptiMight Communications Inc. In 1994, he steered Cascade through its IPO, being instrumental in its acquiring over $10 billion in capitalization. Dr. Chen was Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer at Geyser Networks, Inc. From February 1999 to February 2000, he was also a Co-Chief Executive Officer of Saneta. From August 1998 to April 1999, Dr. Chen was a Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and Chairman of Shasta Networks. Prior to that, from July 1997 to August 1998, he was the Vice President of Technology at Cisco Systems, Inc., where his responsibilities included integrated voice, data, and video access product development. From August 1996 to July 1997, Dr. Chen was also the Chief Executive Officer of Ardent Software, Inc. and from May 1995 to April 1996, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Arris Systems, Inc. Previously, Dr. Chen served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Ardent Communications Corporation. He was employed at Arris Networks, Inc. Dr. Chen has developed pioneering technologies and approaches for integrating physical environment, a community of talent, and technology creation capabilities. He has co-founded and helped to build 14 high tech companies in areas such as optical switching and networking and high end ATM chip technology. He is a Co-Founder and Chairman of Arrowping Network Inc. He has been Chairman of ATopTech, Inc. since October 2010. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of NewTone Communications Corp. He was Co-Founder/Chairman of Santera Systems LLC. Dr. Chen served as Chairman of the Board of ANDA Networks, Inc. since August 1998. He served as Chairman of RapidStream Inc. and Cinta Networks Corporation. Dr. Chen is also a Director of Polaris Networks, Inc., 3UP, NECINA, Xinwei, Spatial Wireless, Inc., Beijing Xinwei Telecom Technology Group Co., Ltd., I-Kwan-Daw Foundation and U-Systems, Inc. He is an Honorary Director of Hua Yuan Science and Technology Association. He served as an Independent Director of Sampo Corporation until June 15, 2011. Dr. Chen served as a Director of Navini Networks Inc., ANDA Networks, Inc., ZettaCom, Inc., Vweb Corp., Alcatel Communications, Inc., and Pine Photonics Communications. The industry has recognized his operational and entrepreneurial excellence with numerous awards. He has been described as a “legend in Silicon Valley” and was recognized by the Red Herring magazine as one of the “Top Ten Entrepreneurs of 2000”. Forbes Magazine ranks Dr. Chen as one of the Top 100 Venture Investors in the U.S. He has been featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal and was once called the “Most Influential Person” in optical networking by Light Reading magazine. Dr. Chen is a commanding speaker and university guest lecturer who has delivered keynote speeches to industry associations, conferences and universities worldwide. He is also frequently interviewed by leading publications and media on entrepreneurship and emerging telecom technologies. Dr. Chen undertook a Ph.D. program in Computer Science at University of California- Berkeley from 1976 to 1977. He holds an M.S.E.E. degree from the University of Florida in 1976 and a B.S.E.E. degree from the National Taiwan University in 1972.

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